The Herbs Ought To Be

The Barks Of Trees Are Best Gathered In The Spring, If It Be Of Great Trees, As Oaks Or The Like, Because They Come Easiest Off, And So You May Dry Them If You Please, But Indeed Your Best Way Is To Gather All Barks Only For Present Use.

If You Dry The Chestnut, Both The Barks Being Taken Away, Beat Them Into Powder And Make The Powder Up Into An Electuary With Honey, It Is A First-rate Remedy For Cough And Spitting Of Blood.

The Herbs Ought To Be Distilled When They Are In Their Greatest Vigor, And So Ought The Flowers Also.

All Juleps Are Made For Present Use, And Therefore It Is In Vain To Speak Of Their Duration.

Such Roots As Are Soft, Your Best Way Is To Dry In The Sun, Or Else Hang Them Up In The Chimney Corner Upon A String; As For Such As Are Hard You May Dry Them Any Where.